Benjamin F. Packard House Bed and Breakfast

Friday, April 27, 2012

An Inside Day

Mark, Amy and I have been working outside in the garden to get everything ready for the busy season but today is looking like an inside day. The rain is falling, skies and gray and, unfortunately, I hear wind is forcasted for later today and lasting through the weekend. I am not a fan of wind. Well I will make the best of it and curl up on my cozy blanket and take a long morning nap. I heard something about bread baking this afternoon so maybe I can help with that. Here's to a cozy, dry, unwindy weekend for all of you.

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My Favorite Kitchen Spot

I love laying right here in the kitchen - this is the old floor that is going to be replaced soon.

Our Journey to Bath

Before Amy and Mark ever even thought about making me a part of their family, they were thinking about being innkeepers. About a year and a half after they adopted me, they left me in Erie, PA and took a trip to explore possible towns in New England to open their new business. While I patiently waited at home with a dog sitter, they journeyed to Bath ME, their first stop on the trip. It was December of 2004 so it was cold and raining in Maine but they fell in love with the town and the people they met. Driving to the next town in New Hampshire in a snow storm, they knew in their hearts that Bath was going to be our new home. They went ahead and looked at the other places as planned, but Bath was it. In February of 2005, they left me once again to look at a house on the market in Bath. It had been a B&B but had gone to a private home for the past couple years. Well, lucky us, they loved the house and put in a bid. It was so exciting when the realtor called us in Erie to say the Benjamin F. Packard House was ours! Things started moving quickly then. Packing up the house in Erie, making long distance arrangements for licenses, sprinkler systems and all the things that go with opening a new business. On May 14th, they packed the car and this time took me along too. We closed on the house on May 16th and in six hectic weeks, opened the new Benjamin F. Packard House B&B! My life as a bed and breakfast dog had begun.

Relax on my private patio

Come and enjoy a fabulous gourmet breakfast in my diningroom

Cozy up to warm fire with my complimentary afternoon tea

Enjoy the morning paper along with a cup of fresh brewed coffee in our parlor

About Me

Although most people know me as Lupi, my full name is Hyperion Lupini Hranicky. I am the official greeter/innkeeper at my owners’ B&B, the Benjamin F. Packard House.
I am a rare breed; a Bergamasco, (Italian), Sheepdog. We have been bred to herd and protect sheep in the Italian Alps. Luckily, I have an easier life here in the U.S. Yes, I do have dreadlocks, all my relatives do. They help protect us in the cold mountain weather. I am very proud of them and never shave them, even when its hot. When my owners, Mark & Amy Hranicky first adopted me, we lived in Erie, PA. I was so excited when they began talking about moving to Bath, Maine and opening a B&B. What an opportunity for me to get even more attention!
As an innkeeper my first duty is greeting our guests. I also help with the gardening, (which doesn’t always make Amy happy), and keep everyone company.
I am very friendly and I love meeting new people.